The Finnova Foundation presents the European project FU-TOURISM at the Sun&Blue Congress on blue tourism held in Almeria
- The Finnova Foundation, as a partner of the project, presented the initiative within a round table focused on the challenges and opportunities of island territories
- FU-TOURISM, which supports the transition of European tourism SMEs towards a green, digital and inclusive economy, is a project commited to the circular economy and sustainable tourism
20/11/2023, Brussels, Friday 17th of November, the Finnova Foundation presented the European project FU-TOURISM (of which it is a partner) at the Sun&Blue Congress in Almeria (Spain), an event that brought together blue tourism initiatives and agents. This congress, which lasted three days (15-17 November), is a pioneering space on the blue economy applied to tourism at the Europen level, and FU-TOURISM, as a project that reflects the importance of supporting this sector, participated in the last day.
Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Finnova Foundation, presented the initiative at the “Smart Blue Islands” round table focused on the challenges and opportunities of island territories. Topics such as the perspective of islands as smart territories, the problem of destinations most prone to suffer and the use of European funds in island projects were discussed. The round table was moderated by Adolfo Borrero, senior advisor of Sun & Blue, and was formet by Robert Tabone. representative of the Ministry of National Heritage, Arts and Local Government of Malta, Gustavo Ventura, Secretary of Tourism of the Municipallity Ushuaia (Argentina), Carlos D. Gutiérrez, coordinator of the Fuerteventura Smart Island and Paola Plascenia, CEO of HECANSA.
The European project FU-TOURISM is an initiative that aims to support the transition of Euorpean tourism SMEs towards a green, digital, and inclusive economy. FU-TOURISM represents an opportunity for European tourism 102 SMEs .
FU-TOURISM has a budget of 4 million euros, is funded by the European Commission through the COSME program (Program for the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), has a duration of 36 months and involves partners from across Europe: Eupolis Grupa (Croatia), Finnova (Belgium), Envolve (Greece), SYNYO (Austria), Vestbee (Poland) and Open Impact (Italy), being Eupolis Grupa leader of the project.
